The Heller Law Firm - Calabasas, CA

The Heller Law Firm Law Firm Overview

California Trucking Accident Attorneys

Because a fully loaded tractor-trailer weighs about 20 times more than the average American car, collisions involving semi trucks or large commercial vehicles and other motor vehicles usually have devastating results. Unfortunately, truck accident victims are often at a similarly large disadvantage when seeking compensation from the trucking and insurance companies responsible for their losses.

At The Heller Law Firm, we balance the scales of justice for California truck accident victims and their families, working to protect their rights and obtain the compensation they need to rebuild their lives. Although our trial lawyers routinely handle other types of motor vehicle accident and personal injury cases, a strong emphasis on trucking accidents, truck accident injury and truck accident-related wrongful death claims has given our law firm the focused experience, investigative knowledge and expert resources it takes to prevail in even the most difficult and complex lawsuits.

Attorneys at The Heller Law Firm handle truck accident injury and wrongful death claims throughout California, from San Diego, Los Angeles and the Inland Empire to Silicon Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area and the state’s northern and eastern borders.

Truck Accident Causes

A truck accident can have one cause or many causes. In some cases, a split second of inattention or a single careless decision is enough. In others, several more complicated factors may be involved, including:

• Truck driver errors and negligence
        o Reckless driving
        o Speeding, driving too fast for conditions
        o Tailgating, following too closely
        o Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
        o Driver fatigue/falling asleep at the wheel, caused by skipping mandatory rest and sleep breaks
  
• Trucking company negligence   
        o Negligent hiring practices
        o Inadequate training of drivers
        o Inadequate vehicle maintenance
        o Overloading trucks, which can make vehicles more difficult to control
        o Over-scheduling drivers, which promotes speeding and other unsafe driving habits
• Road surface defects and road design flaws
• Improperly loaded or secured cargo
• Defective equipment or product liability claims

Protect Your Right to Recover by Speaking to an Attorney as Soon as Possible

When an accident occurs, trucking companies and their insurers act quickly to protect their own interests. Within hours, in fact, long before injured victims or their families even know what happened, trucking companies and their insurers will get a team to the accident scene and begin formulating a strategy to minimize or completely avoid liability.

Our attorneys can act quickly to protect your rights and preserve crucial evidence that might otherwise become lost or degraded. We work with highly trained investigators, truck accident reconstruction specialists, engineers and other experts to conduct thorough, independent investigations, which seek to identify and establish the true source or sources of liability. Moreover, we will also work with medical specialists, accountants and life care planners to accurately assess the damage the accident has had and will continue to have on your life.

In every case, however, the sooner you speak to an experienced truck accident attorney, the better.

We handle these cases on “no recovery/no fee” basis and offer free consultations.   Our offices are in the Los Angeles area but we handle cases throughout the state of California.  We can meet with you wherever it’s most convenient, whether it’s at the hospital, your home or any other location.  Please call us 800-992-9947 or contact us online.  We’ll get back to you immediately. 

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Practice Areas

• Personal Injury

Litigation